Three letters of recommendation (at least 1 should be an academic reference)

CV/Resume indicating at least three years of prior relevant teaching, research or programmatic work experience.

A personal statement (up to 1500 words)

Completion of a Masters of Public Health degree. Applicants with a Masters or higher level degree in another discipline will need to take five core Masters level public health courses. If accepted to the DPH program, three courses must be completed prior to enrollment and the remaining two within the first year of matriculation: Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Environmental Health; Social and Behavioral Health and; Health Policy and Management.

TOEFL scores are required if language of instruction for prior degrees was not English

Additional Concentration Requirements:
At least three courses in either occupational health and safety or environmental sciences; plus one course in health law or policy related to the environment, the workplace, or sustainability.

Identify and quantify the toxicological, physical, behavioral and susceptibility factors contributing to environmentally and occupationally-related illness and anticipate how these factors interact within the environment

Design research to identify, monitor, evaluate, or ameliorate occupational environmental hazards and/or their health effects using the appropriate methods and tools, which may include epidemiology, GIS mapping and spatial analysis, contaminant analysis, and developing community partnerships

Critically analyze environmental health risks within the current scientific, political, economic, social, cultural and regulatory contexts and use this analysis to develop management strategies that incorporate public participation, sustainable development, environmental justice and cumulative and competing hazards

Plan, direct, implement and evaluate occupational and environmental health programs appropriate for a variety of contexts including educational, government, and advocacy settings

Explain the impact of occupational and environmental hazards in a manner appropriate for the target audience including students, professionals, community, and advocacy

Demonstrate the leadership and teamwork skills appropriate for working with students, communities, organizations, health professionals and regulators in developing strategies for controlling occupational and environmental hazards

Curriculum

Core Courses (18 credits)

PUBH 810 Cities, Society, and Health

PUBH 812 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Health Research

PUBH 811 Quantitative Research Methods with Applications to Urban Health

PUBH 813 Qualitative Research Methods with Application to Urban Health

Four (4) advanced research methods or track-specific practice courses, one of which must be from a Graduate Center program outside of Public Health (DPH courses that are cross-listed with another program can count toward this requirement)

Practice Experience (3 credits)

PUBH 896 Practicum Project

Examinations

Students in all cohorts and all tracks take two examinations to test their mastery of the curriculum. Students must apply in advance to take each exam and students must be in good academic standing to apply. The First Exam is given after students have completed core coursework. Students work on the Second Exam after all required coursework has been completed except PUBH 816 and the dissertation (PUBH 900 & PUBH 898). Students cannot take PUBH 816 or begin their dissertation research until they have passed this exam.

Seminars (6 credits)

PUBH 815 Advanced Research Seminar I

PUBH 816 Advanced Research Seminar II

PUBH 898 Dissertation Seminar

Culminating Experience (0 credits)

PUBH 900 Dissertation Supervision

Total Required Credits

48

Recommended Course Sequence

Semester

Course

Credits

Year 1 Fall

PUBH 810 Cities, Society, and Health

3

PUBH 811 Quantitative Research Methods with Applications to Urban Health

3

EPID 820 Epidemiologic Methods I

3

Year 1 Spring

PUBH 812 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Health Research

3

PUBH 813 Qualitative Research Methods with Application to Urban Health